List of trees of Iran
4000 years old Cypress of Abarqu is the oldest tree in Iran and the second oldest tree in the world.
Iran has a very varied climate and a large variety of plants. More than 13 per cent of the country is covered by forests. The list below is a just a start and is yet to be completed:
- Anacardiaceae
- Aquifoliaceae
- Arecaceae
- Betulaceae
- Buxaceae
- Celtidaceae
- Celtis caucasica
- Celtis australis
- Cupressaceae
- Ebenaceae
- Fabaceae
- Fagaceae
- Hamamelidaceae
- Juglandaceae
- Lauraceae
- Malvaceae
- Tilia platyphyllos subsp. caucasica
- Tilia tomentosa
- Moraceae
- Oleaceae
- Fraxinus angustifolia var. oxycarpa
- Fraxinus excelsior
- Fraxinus ornus
- Olea europaea
- Pinaceae
- Platanaceae
- Punicaceae
- Rhamnaceae
- Paliurus spina-christi
- Rhamnus pallasii
- Rosaceae
- Rutaceae
- Citrus aurantium
- Citrus decumana
- Citrus delicivsus
- Citrus limonum (lime)
- Citrus vulgaris
- Salicaceae
- Populus alba
- Populus euphratica
- Populus nigra var. afghanica
- Salix alba
- Salix daphnoides
- Salix viminalis
- Sapindaceae
- Taxaceae
- Ulmaceae
- Vitaceae
See also
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.